Iowa Code § 465C.9

1. The public agency or private owner shall complete articles of dedication on forms approved by the department. When the articles of dedication have been approved by the governor, the department shall record them with the county recorder for the county or counties in which the area is located.

2. The articles of dedication may contain restrictions on development, sale, transfer, method of management, public access, and commercial or other use, and may contain such other provisions as may be necessary to further the purposes of this chapter. They may define the respective jurisdictions of the owner or operating agency and the department. They may provide procedures to be applied in case of violation of the dedication. They may recognize reversionary rights. They may vary in provisions from one preserve to another in accordance with differences in relative conditions.